Simple, reliable, and portable.
Whether you are a musician, producer, or podcaster on a tight budget, the AudioBox USB® is for you! This simple, handy little recording interface has just the right features for basic recording needs, allowing you to plug in and start recording right away. Bus-powered and built to travel, the AudioBox USB makes recording easy.
Just the right size.
The AudioBox USB’s two front-panel combo mic/instrument inputs make it ideal for singer/songwriters, podcasters, and guitar or guitar-bass collaborations. Simply connect a couple of mics and you have an easy-to-use stereo recording system. A mix control lets you control the level between the input signal and computer playback, without hearing annoying delays. You also get a pair of balanced line-level outputs, an ultra-loud, crystal-clear headphone out, plus MIDI I/O, so you can connect your favorite synth or MIDI controller. The result is a simple, affordable, mobile recording solution.
Roadworthy and ready to travel.
Here is a mobile interface in the best sense of the term. We gave the AudioBox USB a heavy-duty steel chassis and metal knobs, so it can take a serious pounding and remain completely reliable. Its screaming-loud headphone output ensures you can hear your music loud and clear, even in noisy locations. And it’s USB bus-powered, so you can record with it anywhere you can use a laptop. Simply drop it in your laptop bag or slap it on a tabletop.
World-class recording software included.
While the AudioBox USB works with virtually all Mac and Windows audio-recording software, it comes with a free license for PreSonus’ Studio One® 3 Artist DAW, giving you a complete recording solution. Built by creative people for creative music production, Studio One 3 is easy to learn and enables you to compose, record, and produce your masterpiece without getting distracted by the tools. Studio One also enjoys a robust online community of enthusiastic and helpful users you can turn to for advice.
Features
2 dual-purpose front-panel input channels, each with high-quality mic preamplifiers
2 combo mic/instrument inputs
Individual channel-trim controls with 0 to +35 dBu mic gain range
48V phantom power for condenser microphones
Mixer control (blends the input signal with the computer playback stream for zero-latency monitoring)
Headphone jack with level control
Main-output level control
LED clip indicator for each channel
Input/Output
1 USB 1.1 port
2 combo XLR/¼” mic/instrument inputs
2 balanced ¼” main (L/R) line outputs
1 stereo ¼” headphone output
MIDI in/out
Digitalia
24-bit resolution and 44.1 and 48 kHz sampling rate
Professional-grade A/D/A converters (+102 dBu dynamic range)
Zero-latency monitoring via internal mixer
Mac®- and Windows®-compatible, including Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and Windows 7
Supports ASIO, Core Audio, Direct Sound (Windows XP), Windows Audio Session API (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Physical
1/3U rack-mountable (with optional 3UMR rack-mounting system)
Road-rugged construction with all-metal chassis and metal knobs
Weighs just 5 lbs/2.3 kg
Powered via USB bus—no wall wart!
Included Software
Studio One® 3 Artist